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A left-leaning political advocacy group has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission alleging that the owner of Murray Energy Corp. made an illegal corporate contribution to Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign by forcing his employees to attend an Aug. 14 rally at the Century coal mine in Beallsville, Ohio.....
Some of the miners at the event contacted a radio talk show host in eastern Ohio to complain that they were forced to attend. Murray Energy closed the mine for most of the day, citing safety and security concerns, and then docked miners pay for the hours of work lost. In a confusing comment after the event, Murray CEO Robert Moore told the radio show host, "Attendance was mandatory but no one was forced to attend the event."
Rothenberg said it "is clear from published reports" that the company mandated its miners to attend the event after closing the Century mine.
"Clearly the use of these miners in television ads is meant to convey something of value to the Romney campaign and is therefore a violation of federal law," Rothenberg said.
"I find it unethical and unconscionable that the Romney campaign, knowing that these mine workers were foced to attend the rally, chose to exploit them in television ads which portray them all as supporters."
UPDATED: Complaint alleges Romney campaign inappropriately used miners | Dispatch Politics